Accreditation: Constructing a safer industry

The UK’s construction industry is estimated to be worth just under £165 billion per year, contributing around 7% to GDP. Throughout this vast and important sector everyone from architects and specifiers to product manufacturers and site managers know the importance of... View Article

DLA Appoints New Head of Design

DLA Architecture, a top 100 UK architectural practice, has promoted Mark Redfern as Head of Design across all three studios in Leeds, Manchester, and London. The newly created role has been generated by the business restructure and succession plan announced... View Article

UK Green Homes Grant scrapped

The UK government has announced that it has scrapped its flagship green homes grant scheme. The much-promoted grants scheme to help householders in England insulate their home will be stopped this week, and the money allocated to a seperate insulation... View Article

Thinking inside the box with Pendock

When considering the potential to save costs within social housing refurbishment or retro-fit fire sprinkler installation in high rise blocks as part of a fire safety framework agreement, it’s unlikely that pipe boxing would feature highly, but Pendock products are... View Article

Improve your understanding of BS 8629 with Advanced

Fire protection solutions manufacturer Advanced, has launched two new courses to aid understanding of the BS 8629 Code of Practice recommendations and the EvacGo system designed to meet them. ‘A Guide to Meeting BS 8629’ is a continuing professional development... View Article

REA British Renewable Energy Pioneer Award winners

Having not knowingly been nominated, the award came as a welcome surprise – what better way to start off 2021! Rebecca Taylor, Business Development & Compliance Manager of H.D. Services, said: “We are delighted to have won the Pioneer Award... View Article

The easy way to specify a loft ladder

Premier Loft Ladders have made it even easier to download NBS product data from their web site. Where available, the specification can now be copied directly from the main product pages, as well as from NBS Source. Furthermore, architects and... View Article

Cavity Trays of Yeovil

Using preformed Cavitrays over window and door openings ensures compliancy every time. Cavitray protection over every opening means the protection is the correct shape, correct length and correctly integrates. And Cavitrays can be scheduled alongside the lintel and window schedules,... View Article

VitrA Aquacare Personal Hygiene For All

WC’s that have a built-in bidet washing function have been used throughout the Far East and the Mediterranean for many years. A simple solution for enhanced personal hygiene is available in the UK on selected WC’s from VitrA. VitrA Aquacare... View Article

Washroom hygiene without blowing the budget

As UK lockdown restrictions begin to ease, building owners and facilities managers need to ensure that all buildings – whether they are schools, offices, leisure centres or pubs – minimise the risk of infection for users, particularly their washroom facilities.... View Article

Hill retain five-star customer care accolade

Hill Group has once again achieved five-star housebuilder status with the Home Builders Federation (HBF), in results released this week. The accolade means that, for the fourth year in a row, over 90 per cent of Hill’s purchasers who completed... View Article